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{{Infobox Interval

| Ratio = 3/1

| Name = ~~tritave,~~ 3rd harmonic, perfect twelfth

| Name = 3rd harmonic, tritave, perfect twelfth

| Color name = w12, wa 12th

| Sound = jid_3_1_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3

}}

The '''~~tritave~~''', '''~~3rd harmonic~~''', or '''perfect twelfth''' is the [[interval]] of [[frequency ratio]] '''3/1'''. It is perhaps the most [[consonance|consonant]] interval after the [[octave]]. For this reason, it is used as an [[equave]] in some [[nonoctave]] systems, such as the [[Bohlen-Pierce]] scale.

The '''3rd harmonic''', '''tritave''', or '''perfect twelfth''' is the [[interval]] of [[frequency ratio]] '''3/1'''. It is perhaps the most [[consonance|consonant]] interval after the [[octave]]. For this reason, it is used as an [[equave]] in some [[nonoctave]] systems, such as the [[Bohlen-Pierce]] scale.

== Etymology ==

The term ''tritave'' was coined by [[John Pierce]]<ref>[https://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/intervals.html ''The Bohlen-Pierce Site: BP Interval Properties'']</ref>. It was derived from the word ''octave'' by replacing the perceived prefix ''octo-'' (eight, for the eighth degree of the diatonic scale) by ''tri-'' (three, for 3/1). It should be noted, however, that the ''oct'' in ''octave'' is not a prefix, but part of the single-morpheme word derived from Latin ''octavus'' (eighth).

The term ''tritave'' was coined by [[John Pierce]]<ref>[https://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/intervals.html ''The Bohlen-Pierce Site: BP Interval Properties'']</ref>. It was derived from the word ''octave'' by replacing the perceived prefix ''octo-'' (eight, for the eighth degree of the diatonic scale) by ''tri-'' (three, for 3/1). It should be noted, however, that the ''oct'' in ''octave'' is not a prefix, but part of the single-morpheme word derived from Latin [[Wiktionary: octavus #Latin|''octavus'']] ("eighth").

== See also ==

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 {{Infobox Interval
 | Ratio = 3/1
-| Name = tritave, 3rd harmonic, perfect twelfth
+| Name = 3rd harmonic, tritave, perfect twelfth
 | Color name = w12, wa 12th
 | Sound = jid_3_1_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3
 }}
-The '''tritave''', '''3rd harmonic''', or '''perfect twelfth''' is the [[interval]] of [[frequency ratio]] '''3/1'''. It is perhaps the most [[consonance|consonant]] interval after the [[octave]]. For this reason, it is used as an [[equave]] in some [[nonoctave]] systems, such as the [[Bohlen-Pierce]] scale.
+The '''3rd harmonic''', '''tritave''', or '''perfect twelfth''' is the [[interval]] of [[frequency ratio]] '''3/1'''. It is perhaps the most [[consonance|consonant]] interval after the [[octave]]. For this reason, it is used as an [[equave]] in some [[nonoctave]] systems, such as the [[Bohlen-Pierce]] scale.
 == Etymology ==
-The term ''tritave'' was coined by [[John Pierce]]<ref>[https://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/intervals.html ''The Bohlen-Pierce Site: BP Interval Properties'']</ref>. It was derived from the word ''octave'' by replacing the perceived prefix ''octo-'' (eight, for the eighth degree of the diatonic scale) by ''tri-'' (three, for 3/1). It should be noted, however, that the ''oct'' in ''octave'' is not a prefix, but part of the single-morpheme word derived from Latin ''octavus'' (eighth).
+The term ''tritave'' was coined by [[John Pierce]]<ref>[https://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/intervals.html ''The Bohlen-Pierce Site: BP Interval Properties'']</ref>. It was derived from the word ''octave'' by replacing the perceived prefix ''octo-'' (eight, for the eighth degree of the diatonic scale) by ''tri-'' (three, for 3/1). It should be noted, however, that the ''oct'' in ''octave'' is not a prefix, but part of the single-morpheme word derived from Latin [[Wiktionary: octavus #Latin|''octavus'']] ("eighth").
 == See also ==